Untangle
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Security software, security appliances, Internet security, network security |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Key people | CEO: Bob Walters Founder: John Irwin Founder: Dirk Morris |
| Products | Web content filtering, anti-spam, antivirus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, firewall, OpenVPN, bandwidth management, web cache |
| Employees | 17 |
| Website | untangle.com |
Untangle is a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, California. The company provides an open source network gateway for small businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations. Untangle provides multiple gateway applications installed at the edge of a network.
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[edit] History
Untangle was founded in 2003 as Metavize, Inc. by John Irwin and Dirk Morris.[1] In 2006, Metavize raised a $10.5M series-A venture funding round from CMEA Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners, named Bob Walters as CEO, and renamed to Untangle, Inc.[2] In 2007, Untangle released the Untangle Gateway Platform as open source under the GPLv2 license.[3]
In October 2009, Untangle released Untangle 7.0 which included improvements to its reporting capabilities.[4] In December 2009, Untangle released Untangle 7.1 which included improvements to its web filtering and policy management applications.[5] In March 2010, Untangle released Untangle 7.2 which included its Captive Portal application.[6]
Untangle released a free bookmark utility called SaveFace in May 2010, in response to continued loosening of default privacy settings in Facebook user accounts.[7][8] In June 2010 Untangle released Untangle 7.3, enabling the company's software to be used by OEM hardware manufacturers to produce their own branded multi-function firewalls and UTM appliances.[9] In August 2010 Untangle released Untangle 7.4, wherein it simplified its packages to Lite, Standard and Premium.[10]
In November 2010 Untangle released Untangle 8.0, which included Bandwidth Control.[11] In February 2011 Untangle released Untangle 8.1, which included Web Cache.[12]
[edit] Awards and recognition
In August 2008, Untangle was named a winner in InfoWorld’s Best of Open Source Software awards.[13]
[edit] Products
Untangle provides software in three different packages: Lite, Standard and Premium.
Untangle offers its Lite Package for free, whilst selling its Standard Package or Premium Package on subscription.[14] Each comprises a collection of Untangle network software applications.
Untangle applications include anti-spam, content filtering, antivirus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, firewall, OpenVPN, router, and web cache software on the Untangle Gateway Platform.[15][not in citation given]
The company also offers a range of hardware, or appliances, with Untangle Gateway Platform pre-installed.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Metavize Inc". http://www.tectrends.com/cgi/showan?an=02769606.
- ^ "Metavize Changes Name And Raises $10.5 Million In Series A Financing". http://www.americanventuremagazine.com/news.php?newsid=2097.
- ^ "Security start-up Untangle goes open-source". http://www.news.com/Security-start-up-Untangle-goes-open-source/2100-7344_3-6193225.html.
- ^ "Untangle announces availability of Untangle 7.0". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-announces-availability-of-Untangle-7.
- ^ "Untangle announces availability of Untangle 7.1". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-announces-availability-of-Untangle-7-1.
- ^ "Untangle launches Captive Portal with release of Untangle 7.2". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-launches-Captive-Portal-with-release-of-Untangle-7-2.
- ^ "Quick Fix Promises To Ensure Facebook Privacy". http://cbs5.com/technology/facebook.privacy.settings.2.1699404.html.
- ^ "4 tools to help reclaim Facebook privacy". CNN. http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/18/4-tools-to-help-reclaim-facebook-privacy/.
- ^ "Untangle announces release of Untangle 7.3". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-announces-release-of-Untangle-73.
- ^ "Untangle announces release of Untangle 7.4". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-announces-release-of-Untangle-74.
- ^ "Untangle 8.0 adds Bandwidth Control for Network Administrators". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-8-adds-Bandwidth-Control-for-Network-Administrators.
- ^ "Untangle 8.1 adds Web Cache". http://www.untangle.com/About-Us/Untangle-81-adds-Web-Cache-capability.
- ^ Best of Open Source Software Awards 2008.
- ^ Geier, Eric. "How to Protect an Entire Network with Untangle", eSecurity Planet, February 24, 2011. Retrieved Feb. 26, 2011.
- ^ "Untangle Applications". http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=179.
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